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133: 25: 409:. With interest in Repulsion rekindled, the band decided to reform in 1990. They resumed playing live with the (almost) 'classic' Repulsion lineup: Scott Carlson bass and vocals, Aaron Freeman on guitar, and Dave Grave on drums; Matt Olivo, then serving in the army, filled in as a second guitarist when possible. Repulsion recorded two self-financed demos in 1991: 357:
to complete the Death lineup. The two parties failed to settle on a uniform creative direction and the merger proved short lived. Carlson and Olivo returned to Flint that summer, determined to reform Genocide. Local punk Dave 'Grave' Hollingshead was recruited as drummer, after Carlson and Olivo saw
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demo tape, with Carlson assuming bass duties, and resumed playing live locally. In late 1985 Aaron Freeman was invited into the band as a second guitarist. With their line-up fleshed out, Genocide recorded in a studio for the first time to lay down the tracks for what was supposed to be their first
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when Phil Hines, of Flint hardcore punk band Dissonance, joined as a drummer. They juggled band names, first renaming themselves Ultraviolence and then Genocide before recording their first demo in 1984. In spite of their growing popularity in the underground Genocide struggled to survive and faced
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The drummer we had was Phil at the time, it was so easy to communicate and he was a solid drummer, he was a Thrash drummer but he wasn't like doing blast beats or that kind of shit, he wasn't doing like double bass shit and stuff like that and he's lot of
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sound that was on a level of extreme that had been touched on by few bands before. To complement the band's sound they penned gruesome lyrics; focusing on fantastic apocalyptic themes ranging from
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and punk into limits that would become the blueprints for grindcore music. Of course, there wasn't "grindcore" when Repulsion were first around.
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have been repeatedly cited in interviews as major influences. Various bands have recorded covers of Repulsion songs, including
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again in 2003, drawing attention to Repulsion once more, and prompting the band to resume live performance.
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Repulsion performing live in 2009. From left to right: Mike Beams, Scott Carlson, Col Jones, Matt Olivo.
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briefly, the rest of the band departed for short-lived projects or simply returned to everyday life.
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Finally in 1989 Repulsion's material enjoyed modest, albeit posthumous, exposure when
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Dave 'Grave' Hollingshead - drums (1986-1988, 1990-1993, 2003–2005)
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Matt Olivo - guitar (1984-1985, 1985–1988, 1990-1993, 2003–present)
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on their "Suicidal Final Tour" in California, along with
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Aaron Freeman - guitar (1986-1988, 1990-1993, 2003–2005)
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The band was ahead of its time -- they were pushing
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Repulsion performing live in 2009. From left to right: Mike Beams, Scott Carlson, Col Jones, Matt Olivo.
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